WANTED: Rosie the Programmer

It’s a pretty uniform feeling among geeks with daughters: We want to raise strong, smart, independent girls who can stand above stereotypes. So when I’m faced with marketing geared toward girls, I feel a mixture of emotions. Part of me is excited to see something cute and girly, and part of me is outraged at [...]

Cute snack, craft ideas for Groundhog Day

Will Phil see his shadow on Thursday? We'll find out on Groundhog Day (which is Thursday) and if you want to have some fun with the kids, check out this really cute snack idea from the Playtime With Mommy blog . Using pudding snack cups (or use your own small clear bowls) and add  pudding, crushed oreos and graham crackers with an emerging Teddy Graham popping out of the "dirt." I just love ...

Flint high school grads bowl together every week

MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Almost 50 years after they left Flint Northern High School they still talk about old teachers, cute girls in school and times spent cruising around the city. For the past five years, a group of eight to 12 men who attended Northern High School in the 1960's reminisces on a weekly basis over a few games of bowling at Colonial Lanes in Genesee County's Mount Morris ...

Cute Video Alert: Two Brooklyn Kids Deliver The News

We're not gonna lie, these girls have a lot of work to do, but Franny and Sofia are probably only like, what, 7? 8-years-old? So let's cut 'em some slack. Plus, what they don't deliver in on-air smoothness, they deliver in adorableness. And they're broadcasting straight out of Brooklyn, no less! Here they are giving us the weather, and reporting on that whole billboard incident on the BQE (with ...

Girls Fuel Online Valentine’s Day Searches on Yahoo!

Nearly a third of "Valentine cards" searches on Yahoo! hail from kids under 13, and overall girls fuel 22% of "Valentine cards" queries online.